Before the Conference League final in Leipzig
English and Spanish fans attack each other
May 26, 2026 – 11:13 p.mReading time: 1 min.
On Wednesday evening the teams from Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano will play a European Cup final in Leipzig. Supporters of both clubs attacked each other in the city center the evening before.
The Leipzig police arrested a three-digit number of supporters of both camps in the city center on Tuesday evening, one day before the final of the Conference League between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano.
The fans of the Spanish club from Madrid had just arrived at the train station in Leipzig and were on their way – when they met English supporters in Leipzig’s Reichsstrasse around 8:15 p.m.
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Immediately afterwards, chairs, cutlery and fists flew there. The police immediately intervened with their forces. A reporter from t-online witnessed the riots live, which have now been confirmed by the police. According to information from t-online, paramedics had to take care of at least one injured person.
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The police addressed both groups with loudspeaker announcements in Spanish and English. A spokesman told t-online that the identities of the fans from both countries would be determined.
It was said that some of the groups would at least be sent off to the city center. Initially there was no indication that violent German football supporters could have taken part in the riots.
